FAQs

For almost all of our programs, yes! Our Gymnastics, Dance , and Ninja Kidz! classes run on an ongoing basis, and you pay for classes monthly (we call it a ‘Term’). These classes run year ’round (48 weeks, and we are closed for regular classes 4 weeks per year). If your child starts mid-term, the tuition will be prorated accordingly. Please see the 2024 Attendance Calendar to see our Terms and our planned closures.

The gymnastics classes we teach in conjunction with the City of Sunnyvale at the Sunnyvale Community Center run on a session basis, typically 8 weeks, and registration is done through the City for each new session.

Yes! All of our registration is completed online. However, if you would like assistance, give us a call, or contact us online. We may ask you to come in, which not only allows us to answer all your questions and help with the registration process, but also gives us an opportunity to make sure you are registering your child for a class that works best for them and you. We’ll give you a facility tour, too!

Use the “Find & Enroll” or buttons on our home page to go to our Class Finder page and see all our available classes and camps. This includes: gymnastics classes, dance classes, Ninja Kidz!, and camps. Use the icons and/or filters to narrow down your choices.

Some of our more advanced classes and competitive teams are not available for online registration though our website. You can choose to simply register online for a FUNdamentals or Beginner class that matches your child’s age range and gender. We’ll be able to assess your student their first day of class and if needed move them to a class that is the best match for their age and abilities.

Or, if you prefer, Contact Us!

Classes run 48 weeks per year, with breaks in the spring, summer, and end of year holidays.

Take a look at our 2024 Attendance Calendar to see how we break up the year to make sure that most months include 4 weeks of classes (we call them ‘Terms’). This allows us to charge the same tuition regardless of the length of the month. Participants can join anytime (pro-rated), and then pay per ‘Term’ as an active member. CSC Membership info is HERE.

Camps and occasional specialty classes are offered on a weekly or “session” basis with defined start and end dates. You’ll register and pay for each full session (whether 1 week, 2 weeks, or more) rather than pay monthly (per “Term”).

Parties, Clinics, and Drop-Ins are considered single Events and have a one-time fee.

NOTE: Classes through our City of Sunnyvale program are session-based. Our city fees are approved by the city, based on resident/non-resident rates. While we do our best to follow our CSC Attendance Calendar for these programs, based on city schedules there are sometimes variations in weeks we operate

In order to make sure you have a spot in class, we ask that you fully enroll in the class you want to give a try. We are sure your child will love the program and want to continue!

If the class is not right for your child, we will work with you to find a class that works better.

However, if for any reason you decide not to continue after your first class, there is no obligation; just let the front desk know after class that you would like to drop and you’ll simply pay for only that first class.

Yes. Our Registration and Class Policies are in place to allow us to offer the services we do. We are happy to explain the reason for a given policy. Give us a call (see Contacts Page).

Call or email the office at the location you are enrolling and they will help you get into the appropriate class.

(Phone numbers are listed at the bottom of our Contacts Page)

Sorry, we do not offer make-ups for classes that are scheduled and taught by an instructor*. If you do miss a class, you may choose to enroll your student in one of our drop in events, as offered and available. Drop-ins are not as structured as a regular class, but they do allow your child to enjoy time doing their favorite activity with instructors supervising and providing support.

*If CSC doesn’t hold a regular class due to a holiday, planned closure, or unplanned closure, and a parent inquires, we will communicate options and enroll the student to makeup in a similar, available class.

We’ve struggled with this for many years. While we certainly want to be flexible for our members and understand life can get in the way of attending class, there are reasons we can no longer offer make-ups for when your student misses class.

1. Allowing make-ups in other classes we must keep to a minimum. It’s too disruptive to the regularly enrolled students and instructors, except as needed due to CSC holidays, planned closures, or unplanned closures.

2. Offering free and extra “make-up classes” has become prohibitively expensive to our operations. Your child’s instructor is paid for teaching class whether your child attends or not. We truly do value every student, and while giving all our families “what they have paid for” in the form of extra make-up classes sounds perfectly reasonable, it actually means we must pay an instructor twice for what families have paid for once.

3. We know that no matter the format of a make up, it’s not possible for us to provide your child the same class experience they will have in their regular class. Make up classes ALWAYS must be simplified and generalized to keep them safe for all participants. We ask you do your best to not miss class.

When your child feels under the weather, staying home may protect him or her from further infection and prevent spreading an illness. Use these guidelines to help you decide if your child is too sick for class. See your coach or contact the front desk to let us know if your child is under the weather. Phone numbers are on our Contacts Page).

CSC – Too Sick for Class (pdf)

To avoid spreading an illness to other students, our staff, though not medical professionals, may ask you to take your child home if symptoms of illness are observed before or during class time.

Fever – When your child’s temperature is 100 degrees or higher, keep her at home.  She should maintain a normal temperature (98.6 degrees) for at least 24 hours WITHOUT MEDICATION before returning to class.

Nausea/Vomiting – If he has vomited the same day of class, please keep your child at home; do not send him to class. Keep your child home if vomiting recurs or is accompanied by a fever, rash, or weakness.

Diarrhea – Any episode of watery diarrhea warrants a sick day.  Keep her home for as long as it takes for the diarrhea to go away.

Flu – If your child catches it, keep him home until symptoms (body aches, high fever, chills, congestion, sore throat, and/or vomiting) subside—usually within five to seven days.

Conjunctivitis/Pink Eye – Your child should be under a physician’s care.  She can return to class 24 hours after beginning prescribed treatment or when a physician certifies her non-infectious.

Strep Throat/Scarlet Fever/Etc. – Your child should not be in class until he’s on physician prescribed antibiotics for at least 24 hours and have been cleared for physical activities.

CSC instructors and leaders work collaboratively to keep our teaching environments safe, friendly, and respectful. We strive to use positive motivation and positive discipline approaches rather than punishment in all behavioral situations with our students.

The most common approach our instructors and coaches use is simply not allowing full participation in class activities until an expected behavior is demonstrated. As an example: “Suzy, I’d like you to have your turns on the trampoline today. Can you show me you can sit on the line and keep your hands to yourself? Show me and you’ll be able to do trampoline with us.” We appreciate your support in this.

With situations that seem to be ongoing without improvement or resolution, our staff may ask a parent for advice and/or assistance to help guide the student(s) towards the expected behaviors.

As the immediate safety of our students and staff is a priority, in cases where physical or emotional safety is compromised we may suspend students or staff from activities for the day. In these cases, a CSC leader will always follow up. In extreme cases we may choose to have a student removed from our program.

CSC is a an official partner of the Positive Coaching Alliance. CSC also operates under rules of the national governing body USA Gymnastics, and SafeSport.

• SafeSport – The U.S. Center for SafeSport was created by the United States Olympic Committee in March 2017 as a wholly independent body to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct in Olympic National Governing Bodies. We fully support the investigation of misconduct through these channels, but we would first ask our families to talk to us directly if you feel that our programs, coaches, or facilities are not meeting your expectations for standards of conduct. We want learn and understand. Then, if warranted, we will take steps that allow us to continue to provide open, honest training and competitive environments for all our students, athletes, and families.

No. Your membership is good for one full calendar year. You WILL need to renew your membership if it expires while you are away.

For all our classes, you can choose to hold a spot for your child while you are away by simply continuing to pay for the class. If you choose not to do this, then even for a short break you are effectively dropping the class, and we cannot promise to hold a spot for your child. We will do our best to help you find a spot when you return. Note: unless your membership expires while you are away, your membership remains valid.

Competitive teams are required to pay full tuition year ’round, regardless of attendance, unless special arrangements are made.

Our annual 2024 Attendance Calendar is based on teaching classes 48 week per year, with 4 weeks included each “Term” (we do not call them months because they do not line up with the dates on a standard calendar). Our customers (other than competitive team families) do not pay tuition for  instruction during the 4 weeks of closures, unless participating in an extra opportunity during our closures, such as a camp.

When there are closures for single-day holidays, we typically offer make-up opportunities for the students affected by the closure.

Our move up process as based around age and/or skill. Our preschool classes are age-based, while school-age classes are skill-based.

AGE BASED PROGRAMS

In age-based programs, the child must fall within the age range for the class. We do not move up students into the next level until the start of the term AFTER the birthday that makes them eligible unless there is a compelling reason for which we might make an exception.

SKILL BASED PROGRAMS

In skill-based programs, students learn and then – to become eligible for advancement  – must be able to demonstrate mastery (which we define as “consistently able to perform the skill correctly and safely”) for a pre-determined list of skills. Your child’s instructor or coach is best able to provide you with updates regarding progress.

Dancers typically move up after their most recent recital.

Gymnasts move up after mastering a few required skills for their level. Here is some information about our levels and move-up for our Recreational Gymnastics Program. Team Development and Team athletes move up following their most recent evaluation or end of competitive season.

Ninja Kidz! move up after completing their “mission”.

NOTE: Doing any activity only one time and/or less than 1 hour per week results in slower skill mastery compared to devoting several days and/or hours per week. We recommend multiple classes per week for faster learning and advancement. Regardless, our instructors typically see sudden “bursts” of learning for the students that stick with our class objectives and work through the mental, emotional, and physical ups and downs that come with learning complex skills.